The British Simmental Review 2022

SHOWS
English Simmental National Show
lines, Popes Princess Lumi, who is in calf to Popes Barclay, is by the
prolific AI bull Team Celtic 11 and is out of the herd’s decorated show
cow Popes Princess Cleo EX95, who herself has previously secured
Overall Interbreed titles at both the Great Yorkshire and Royal Welsh
Shows respectively. Lumi’s granddam, Popes Nellys Princess was
the Simmental Overall Supreme Champion at the blue riband Royal
Show back in 2007 and, like her granddaughter, won the Royal
Lancashire Show Interbreed in 2006. This female breeding line all
goes back to Tintoside Nelly’s Wonder, a daughter of the breed’s
much noted Cloford Nelly.
Commenting on his Supreme Champion, the Simmental judge Iain
Green said:
This heifer was full of style and
carried tremendous length and
width whilst being very correct on her legs
and good on her feet. She is a great example
of the Simmental breed and just has
everything to go on and be a top breeding
female.”
Of the show generally Iain Green went on to say: “It’s an absolute
honour to have been asked to judge the Simmental English National
Show and within what is a new venue for the event at the Royal
Lancashire Show. I’d like to congratulate all of the exhibitors who
entered what was a select and terrific show. The standard on display
puts the breed on a sound footing for the future and the quality of
the females really shone through.” A past British Simmental Cattle
Society President, Iain Green runs 200 pedigree Simmental breeding
females along with 400 Simmental cross sucklers. No stranger to the
show ring he has previously judged the Simmental section at such
shows as Balmoral; Royal Welsh; Stirling Bull Sales; Royal Norfolk;
and interbreeds at the Royal Highland, and Three Counties to name
a few.
For the 50 breeding female Popes herd, this was a second English
National Show Supreme Championship, following on from a win
with Popes Rhona back in 2018. With the Royal Lancashire being in
the Wood’s home ‘backyard’, the Popes team enjoyed an outstanding
show day and secured a host of titles including: Individual Interbreed;
Supreme Simmental Champion; Female Champion; Male Champion;
Junior Champion; The Pairs; and the Dam Group. Quite a haul!
Speaking at the end of the day, Vikki Wood said: “It’s been a super
Simmental show and just great to see the breed on the front foot
and with such an interest at ringside. We are really delighted to have
done so well with the team and its extra special to win at the Royal
Lancashire and a show where we can sleep in our own beds at night!”
Of the Popes cattle forward Vikki Wood went on to say; “Our simple
aim is just to continue to breed quality bulls and females that are
market relevant, and that keep improving and modernising the Popes
Simmental herd. Commercially the breed has all the attributes of
milk, fertility, growth and terrific carcases. We think the Simmental is
hard to beat in what it can offer commercial beef producers.”
Keeping it very much a day for the Red Rose county, the Reserve
Overall Supreme Champion, and Reserve Female Champion came in
the shape of the winner of Class Five, Denizes Eve’s Beauty 3 rd from
Reserve Supreme & Reserve Female Champion Denizes Eve's Beauty 3 rd .
Supreme & Reserve Champions Popes Princess Lumi & Denizes Eve's Beauty 3 rd .
Male & Junior Champion & Interbreed Best Homebred animal Popes Memphis.
Reserve Male & Reserve Male Junior Champion Popes Matchmaker.
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